Ryan’s ground fears for Tiddliwinks

Kevin Ryan admits testing conditions at the Curragh are a concern for Tiddliwinks ahead of the in-form sprinter’s hat-trick bid in today’s Woodies D.I.Y. Sapphire Stakes.

The Guy Reed-owned six-year-old beat some of the smartest speedsters in the land when making a winning start to his season in the Duke of York Stakes in mid-May.

He proved that to be no fluke when winning the Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh 10 days later and drops back from six to five furlongs on his return to the track.